A dramatic two-out, three-run homer by Ted Williams carried the American League to victory. Until Williams' drive into the upper right-field stands, the batting hero had been the National League's Arky Vaughan, who singled and cracked a pair of two-run homers.

1941: Comin Back

The ending of the 1941 Midsummer Classic at Briggs (aka Tiger) Stadium has to be considered a classic. In the midst of the magical season in which Joe DiMaggio hit in 56 straight games (and he also had a hit in the All-Star Game) and Ted Williams hit .406 (he was at a robust .405 entering the break), it was appropriate that both icons figured in the game's stirring climax. The Senior Circuit held a 5-3 advantage entering the final frame, but the American Leaguers began an amazing comeback. After Joe DiMaggio tied the game at five and reached on a botched double-play by the Dodgers' Billy Herman, Boston's Splendid Splinter belted a game-winning home run off the Cubs' Claude Passeau to give the AL a 7-5 victory.

Five New York Yankee players will be in the American League lineup for the All-Star Game in Detroit, July 8, 1941. They are, left to right, Charles Ruffing, Joe Gordon, Bill Dickey, Charles Keller, and Joe DiMaggio.